PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Lewis University women's volleyball team swept Charleston before falling to host West Florida at the Walk On's UWF Invitational Saturday.

TEAM RECORDS
No. 23 Lewis (8-3) | Charleston (WV) (7-4)

LEWIS LEADERS vs. UC
Kills: Megan Schlechte (Strasburg, Ill./Stewardson-Strasburg) (13)
Digs: Ally Hickey (Granger, Ind./Penn) (11)
Assists: Lauren Stenman (Maplewood, Minn./North St. Paul) (29)
Blocks: Bella Ray (Plainfield, Ill./Joliet Catholic) (4)
Aces: Emma O'Neill (Papillion, NE/Papillion La Vista South) (2)

SET BREAKDOWN vs. UC
Set 1: Lewis 25, UC 10

Lewis took advantage of six early attack errors by Charleston to take an 8-1 lead in the opening set and never looked back. The Flyers later used a 6-1 run to push the advantage to 16-4.

The Golden Eagles responded with a 3-0 run, but Lewis again took off from there. Back-to-back aces by O'Neill set the Flyers up to secure the set on an attack error by UC.

Set 2: Lewis 25, UC 19
After Lewis opened the set with three straight kills, the Golden Eagles swung back with an 8-1 push to take the lead. However, the Flyers took seven consecutive points to capture a 12-9 advantage.

Lewis rattled off five kills in a row, four by Schlechte, to make it 18-11. Both teams had a brief surge, and traded points late in the set after the score had reached 22-16, Flyers. Stenman had a kill to complete the set win.

Set 3: Lewis 25, UC 15
Charleston opened set 3 with a 3-1 run, but Lewis wouldn't stay behind for long. A 4-0 run put the Flyers ahead, 6-4.

Lewis later used a 5-0 surge to make it 12-7, followed shortly after by a 7-1 outburst that pushed the lead to 20-10. A kill by Juliana Van Loo (Burbank, Calif./John Burroughs) secured the match win and sweep for the Flyers.

TEAM RECORDS
No. 17 West Florida (6-4) | No. 23 Lewis (8-4)

LEWIS LEADERS vs. UWF
Kills: Schlechte (13)
Digs: Schlechte (21)
Assists: Stenman (31)
Blocks: O'Neill (10)
Aces: Chloe Fornetti (Caledonia, Mich./East Kentwood) (2)

SET BREAKDOWN vs. UWF
Set 1: Lewis 25, UWF 22

West Florida started the match strong with a 6-1 advantage early. The teams went back-and-forth for a while until the Argonauts' lead was 13-7.

Then, Lewis got hot with a 6-1 run to trim the deficit to just one point. The Flyers took their first lead with another 6-1 push that made it 21-19.

After more back-and-forth play, Van Loo sealed the first set for Lewis with a kill.

Set 2: UWF 25, Lewis 22
The Flyers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second set, but West Florida pushed ahead with a 6-1 run immediately after.

The teams traded short runs until the score was 13-12 UWF, when the Argonauts secured three straight points to gain some breathing room.

Later in the set, a 4-0 surge made it 24-18 West Florida. Lewis fought back with a 4-0 run of its own, but fell short when a kill by the Argonauts ended the set.

Set 3: UWF 25, Lewis 19
West Florida had the longest run of the match for either side to open the third set, going up 9-0. The Flyers made a statement response, however, getting back to within one point at 13-12.

Unfortunately for Lewis, UWF would slowly pull away from that point. A 3-0 run for the Argonauts put the set away.

Set 4: UWF 25, Lewis 23
The two sides traded points to start, until the score stood 4-4. West Florida then took seven of the next 10 points to secure an 11-7 lead.

The Flyers fought back, though, with eight of the next 11 points to snatch a slim 15-14 advantage. The Argonauts responded with three straight points, and never trailed again.

UWF reached match point at 24-21, but back-to-back attack errors gave Lewis the next two points. A kill by Avery Rodgers secured the match victory for West Florida.

UP NEXT
Lewis women's volleyball squares off with Drury next Friday (Sept. 22) for the Flyers' home and conference opener.